FORT WORTH — A federal judge sentenced a Colleyville man to 15 months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to filing fraudulent expense reports.
Edward Gayowski, 58, will not have to report to prison until Jan. 7 on a wire fraud conviction. U.S. District Judge Terry Means also ordered on Tuesday Gayowski to pay $70,845 in restitution and $5,000 in fines.
Gayowski fraudulently inflated expense reports for airline travel, hotel and meal expenses, and car rentals in connection with business trips he took while employed as a salesman with Illinois Tool Works (ITW) between 2007 and 2010, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s office.
Gayowski submitted fraudulent expense reports to ITW with false receipts for travel that never occurred, and obtained cash repayment for personal use, the release said. In addition, Gayowski submitted fraudulent expense reports to ITW for airline travel under his name, but was used by his family members, the release said. — Mitch Mitchell
Edward Gayowski, 58, will not have to report to prison until Jan. 7 on a wire fraud conviction. U.S. District Judge Terry Means also ordered on Tuesday Gayowski to pay $70,845 in restitution and $5,000 in fines.
Gayowski fraudulently inflated expense reports for airline travel, hotel and meal expenses, and car rentals in connection with business trips he took while employed as a salesman with Illinois Tool Works (ITW) between 2007 and 2010, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s office.
Gayowski submitted fraudulent expense reports to ITW with false receipts for travel that never occurred, and obtained cash repayment for personal use, the release said. In addition, Gayowski submitted fraudulent expense reports to ITW for airline travel under his name, but was used by his family members, the release said. — Mitch Mitchell
Wow, he gets a vacation, good for him.
Posted by: Jeremy Norton | November 17, 2012 at 11:37 PM
Exactly why is this case in federal court. On the surface it looks like a civil case between an employee and a company? Was this a violation of state or federal law?
Posted by: Disabled Vet | November 21, 2012 at 07:35 AM